The --link-by-hash patch is a bit defective, I think.
If I run the following command:
rsync --link-by-hash=/tmp/hash 192.168.1.1::mirrors/ps1 /tmp
I get the following output:
(1) linkname = /tmp/hash/0fb9ca1a/3cc6ec7f5a2de3a0235b585f/0
link-by-hash (new): "/tmp/ps1" -> "/tmp/hash/0fb9ca1a/3cc6ec7f5a2de3a0235b585f/0"
If I then run it again, I get the following:
(1) linkname = /tmp/hash/8e923961/e8d9e056eee8b5d083a579e4/0
link-by-hash (new): "/tmp/ps1" -> "/tmp/hash/8e923961/e8d9e056eee8b5d083a579e4/0"
Upon investigation, the patch calculates the checksum separately from
the rsync file checksum, and I wonder why. The patch's calculated
checksum is also always different to the rsync checksum. It forces the
checksum-seed to 12345, although I can't see why.
I get the feeling the patch may need to be rewritten from scratch...
Paul Slootman
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